Migration Theories and Characteristics of Civilizations

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What is one theory about how the first humans may have arrived in the Americas pictured on the map?

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They crossed the Bering land bridge.

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How did early human populations adapt to living in different environments in the Americas?

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They developed distinct ways of life based on their environment.

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What common characteristics do civilizations share?

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Religion, job specialization, and social hierarchy

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What is one defining characteristic shared by civilizations in the Western Hemisphere?

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Job specialization

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How did complex societies and civilizations, like the one in the picture above, adapt to their environment?

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By modifying their environment to meet their needs

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Which political organization is characterized by a city with a government that controls the surrounding territory?

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City-state

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What information can we determine about different Native American groups based on the statements above? The Inuit in the cold North built homes from ice and snow to stay warm. The Hopi in the hot desert used special systems to water their crops. The Plains Indians, on the grassy plains, followed buffalo for food, clothes, and shelter.

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Native American groups each adapted to their environments in different ways to survive.

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What is one characteristic of an empire?

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A political organization developed when a single authority conquers other regions.

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What is one characteristic of early human settlements in the Americas?

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Shared cultures with customs, beliefs, and languages

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What is one example of a complex society or civilization in the Western Hemisphere?

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Inca Empire